The Safehouse in the Hills update has finally been released in GTA Online, and there are a few major highlights. Naturally, most players will gravitate to either buying a mansion or the fresh set of missions, including the new Michael mission. However, perhaps the most exciting piece of content in the update is the Mission Creator.
This feature is revolutionary for GTA Online, and also likely gives us a glimpse into what Rockstar Games has planned for Grand Theft Auto 6. But what exactly makes the Mission Creator so important, and how do you use it in GTA Online?
How to access the GTA Online Mission Creator
First things first, how do you open the Mission Creator? As soon as you download the Safehouse in the Hills update, you can head into GTA Online and follow these steps to find the Mission Creator menu:
- In GTA Online, press “Esc” on PC or “Options” on controller to open the Pause Menu
- From here, go to the “Online” tab, select “Rockstar Creator,” and then end your current session
- This brings you into Creator Mode, and here you can select the option to “Create A Mission” or create a number of different modes
- If you want to solely use the Mission Creator, though, select “Create A Mission”
- Once you do that, you need to accept Rockstar’s terms and conditions that state you won’t break any rules while using the creator
- After all that, you’re in the Mission Creator and have a flurry of options at your disposal
Using the GTA Online Mission Creator
If you’re using the Mission Creator for the first time, it’s highly recommended to go through the official in-game tutorials for the feature. To see the tutorials, you need to be in a session of GTA Online and select these options in the order we lay them out:
- Pause Menu, Online, Jobs, Play Job, Rockstar Created, Mission Creator Content
- From here, you can select one of five example missions that Rockstar has created using the Mission Creator
- You can get a more in-depth look at how the missions were created, you can return to a session of GTA Online and then load into the Mission Creator
- In the Mission Creator, select “Load Creation” and then select one of the example missions to see how it was made
Once you go through the tutorial, you’ll have a much better idea of how all the systems work in the Mission Creator. Back at the Mission Creator main menu, you can choose “Create A Mission” to see all of your options. Here, you can choose your mission’s title, description, number of players/teams, and the lobby options, among other settings.
You’re also able to select the mission location(s), which is one of the neater parts of the creator. You’re allowed to view the interiors of many different buildings and customize them. Among your customization options are pieces of furniture, NPCs, vehicles, and other items. This goes for every location you choose for your mission, but there’s currently a limit of 20 locations for each mission. There are other limits as well that determine how many NPCs or items you can place in your mission.
However, even with the current limits, players still have a ton of freedom to fully customize how their mission comes together and plays out. Rockstar Games has confirmed the Mission Creator will also see more updates in the future, so this is the most basic the feature will ever be in GTA Online.